閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文,從給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。ThefirstEuropeanscametoAmericain1492withChristopherColumbus.SincethattimepeoplehavecometoAmericafromallovertheworld,fromEurope,Africa,andAsia,andtheyhavebroughttheirmusicwiththem.ThismixingofpeopleandmusichascreatedAmericanmusic.Musicisaveryimportantpartofourlives.Musicisfordancing,drinking,eating,loving,andthinking.Somesongsremindusofourchildhoodoryouth.Othersremindofthepeopletheylove.Manyimportantoccasions,likeweddingsandfuneralshavespecialmusic.EverynationhasanationalsongliketheAmerican“TheStar-SpangledBanner”.IntheUShighschoolsandcollegeshaveschoolsongstoo.MusicisapartofthehistoryofAmerica.Itexpressestheproblemsandfeelingsofitspeople.Astheyearspass,themusicgrowsandchanges.Modernsciencehasalsochangedmusic.Inventionslikerecords,radios,movies,electricinstruments,taperecorders,andvideoshavechangedthewayweplayandlistentomusic.Theyhavehelpedtomakemusicanimportantformofinternationalcommunication.Americanmusic,fromtheearliestfolksongstomodern“pop”，isknownaroundtheworld.MusicisoneofAmerica'smostimportantexports.Itbringsthepeopleoftheworldtogether.Evenwhenpeoplecannotunderstandthesamelanguage,theycansharethesamemusic.ManypeoplelearnandpractiseEnglishbysingingsong.UnderstandingAmericanmusiccanhelpyouunderstandAmericanpeople,theirhistoryandculture.So,asthesongsays,“putadime(10cents)inthejukebox(自動點唱機),baby.Let'slistentothemusic！”1．Thearticlemainlytellsusabout________.A．howAmericanmusicdevelopedB．whenAmericanmusicdevelopedC．whatAmericanmusicisD．whyAmericanmusicissopopular答案：A全文主要敘述了美國音樂的進展歷程及現狀，故A項最佳。2．Fromthetextweknowthat________.A．AmericanmusichasspreadallovertheworldB．Americanmusicbeganinthe1550sC．AmericanmusicisspecialD．AmericanmusichaschangedmodernscienceintheUS答案：A文章倒數其次段第一句“Americanmusic...mostimportantexports.”可知美國音樂已被全世界的人知曉。音樂是美國最重要的出口產品。3．Thesixthparagraphprobablymeansthat________.A．AmericanmusicisverypopularB．AmericanmusicisknowntopeopleallovertheworldC．AmericanmusiccanhelpusunderstandAmericanpeople,historyandcultureD．Americanmusicisimportantinourlives答案：C文章倒數其次段最終一句話“Manypeoplelearnand...helpyouunderstandAmericanpeople,theirhistoryandculture.”可知美國音樂掛念我們了解美國人、美國歷史和美國文化。4．Americanmusicis________.A．fordancing,drinking,eating,lovingandthinkingB．amixtureofpeopleandmusicfromallovertheworldC．animportantformofinternationalcommunicationD．apartofthehistoryoftheworld答案：B由文章第一段可知世界各地的人們移民到美國并帶去了他們的音樂。這些音樂混合起來構成了美國音樂。5．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．OnlymodernAmericanmusicisworld-famous.B．Ifpeopledon'tunderstandthesamelanguage,theydon'tunderstandthesamemusic.C．ManypeoplelearnEnglishbyenjoyingAmericansongs.D．IfyouwanttounderstandAmericanhistoryandcultureyoumustunderstandAmericanmusic.答案：C由文章第六段可知人們可以通過觀賞美國歌曲來學習英語，故C項最佳。同樣由此段可推斷B，D項是錯誤的。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Nowadays,peopleinChinaareincreasinglyinterestedincelebratingforeignfestivals,especiallythosewesternfestivals.Asurveyconductedrecentlybysina.com.showedthatamongthe18,222peoplesurveyed63.90%saidcelebratingChristmasisjustanotherwayofrecreation,nothingseriouswhile17.85%surveyedconsideredthefestivalasafashionact,showingtheywerenot“out”.Thesetwopartsclearlyindicatethegeneralopinionoftheyoung.10.45%peopleinvolvedsaidthecelebrationofareligiouswesternfestivalwithsomuchenthusiasmisabsolutelyridiculouspursuitofforeigngoodness.Only7.80%ofpeopledefineChristmasasakindoffestivalcolonization(殖民).ThearisingofcelebratingforeignfestivalsclearlyhassomethingtodowiththeadvancementofChina’seconomy.Inmypointview,ChristmasandotherfestivalscelebratedinChinahavedifferencefromtheorigin.Theyhavelosttheirreligiousbackgroundandturnedintoabigoccasiontohavefunandenjoylife.Shopowners’pocketsarefilled,thepublic’shungerforhappinessisfilled,andthatisenough.ForeignfestivalsinChinaaremorelikecarnivalsgivingpeoplepleasureandenjoyment.ThecrisisoftraditionalChinesefestivalsthatarelosingtheirattractionmaybelinkedtotheculturetraditionandbackgroundofthefestivals.MostChinesefestivalcultureisrelatedmoreorlesstoreallife.“Thecountryisbasedonitspeoplewhilethepeoplearereliedontheirfood”.Butthewesterncultureshowsmuchofromance.Somefestivalshavetheirreligiousbackgroundwhileothershavemuchtodowithcultureandpeople.Atthispoint,foodseemstobetooplain.Flowersandchocolatesaremorewelcomed.ForeignfestivalsinChinaarecelebratedforfun.Theygivepeopleopportunitiestorelaxandcelebrate,toshowappreciationandgratefulness.Theacceptanceofforeignfestivalsgenerallydependsontheopennessofthepublic,thefamiliaritywiththewesternculture,andmostimportantly,onpeople’seconomicstatus.1．Fromthesurveyweknowthatamongthepeoplesurveyed______. A．mostthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsisridiculous B．manyfearthattraditionalChinesefestivalswilldisappearsoon C．somethinkthatcelebratingforeignfestivalsisasignofforeigngoodnesschasing D．halfthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsmakespeoplenotgooutoffashion2．ThewriterthinksthatforeignfestivalscelebratedinChina______. A．havelosttheirreligiousbackground B．arethesameasthosecelebratedintheWest C．cangivemorefunthantraditionalChinesefestivals D．mayreducethehungerofpublicpeople3．WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenforeignfestivalsandtraditionalChineseones? A．ForeignfestivalscanmakeChineseshopowners’pocketsfullquickly. B．Thefoodatforeignfestivalsistoosimple. C．Chinesefestivalsalwayshavesomethingtodowithculture. D．ForeignfestivalsareromanticwhiletraditionalChineseonesareconnectedwithreality.4．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhysomanypeopleacceptforeignfestivals? A．Peoplecanrelaxthemselves. B．Peoplecanshowtheirthankstoothers. C．ForeignfestivalshavelongerhistoriesthanChineseones. D．Peoplehaveknownmoreaboutthewesternculture.【參考答案】1—4、CADC。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。BEIJING,China(CNN)--Chineseworkersandarmysoldierswereracingtosweepsnow-coveredhighwaysandThesnowstormshavedamagedpowerlines,housesandfarmland,causingfearsoffoodandenergyshortages.Twenty-fourpeoplehavediedandsome827,000peoplehavebeenevacuatedin14differentprovinces,theMinistryofCivilAffairssaidMonday.Inthepastweek,thesnowstormshavehittheprovincesincentral,easternandsouthernChina."We'veneverseensuchacoldweatherlastingforsuchlongatime,"saidTangShan,amaninhis70sinChangsha,thecapitalofHunanprovince."Thelasttimewehadoneherewasover50yearsago,andnotthisbad."Thesnowandsleethaveparalyzed（使癱瘓）roads,railwaysandairports,leavingtensofmillionsoftravelersmarooned,officialssay.ManyofthemareboundforhomeaheadofthetraditionalLunarNewYear,alsoknownastheSpringFestival,whichfallsonFebruary7.TheLunarNewYeartravelisChina'sbusiesttravelperiodoftheyear.Butthecoldweatherisdelayingtravelplans.InthesoutherncityofGuangzhou,asmanyas500,000trainpassengershadtostayinthestation.About100,000packedthesquareinfrontofthetrainstationwhileothersfoundshelterinschoolsandotherpublicbuildingswhilewaitingfortheirtrains.ChinesepremierWenJiabaohasorderedurgentmeasurestounclogthetransportjamandensureasteadysupplyoffoodandenergy.“Let’suniteasonetofightagainstthedisaster,”hesaidinanemergencymeeting.“Let’sensurethatthepeopleenjoytheSpringFestival.”Butmoreterribleweatherisexpected.OnMondayChina’sWeatherStationissuedarare“redalert”warningofmoreserioussnowstormsinthecomingdays.Ifso,thenumberoftrappedtravelerswillsurelyincrease.1．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout? A．ThetransportjambeforetheSpringFestival. B．Theterribleeffectsofthesnowstorms. C．Thetravelers’fearsoffoodshortages. D．Themeasurestofightagainstthedisaster.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingarementioned? a．Alargenumberofpassengerssufferedfromsnowstorms. b．Manyhousesandfieldsweredamagedbytheterriblesnowstorms. c．NosuchheavysnowstormshaveeverhappenedinChina. d．Thesnowstormsareexpectedtocometoanendinthefollowingdays. e．Roads,railwaysandairportswerestronglyinfluencedbythesnowstorms A．a，b，c B．b，c，d C．c，d，e D．a，b，e3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unclog”inthefirstparagraphmean? A．clear B．clean C．cover D．close4．Thegovernmenthastakenthefollowingmeasuresexcept. A．findingshelterinschoolsandotherpublicbuildingsforthepassengers B．tryingtheirbesttoensureasteadysupplyoffoodandenergy C．callingonpeopletostopworktofightagainstthedisaster D．warningpeopleofmoreterriblesnowstormsinthecomingdays【參考答案】1—4、BDAC。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。Thenextdecadewillwitnessthemostimportantchangesinthewayweconsumesportsincetheappearanceofmassaudiencetelevisioninthe1950's.Thedevelopmentofmediachannelssuchassatelliteandcabletelevision,theinternetandmobiletelephoneshasbrokenthetraditionalfreetelevisionmodelineveryadvancedeconomy.Wellmanagedsportswillremainvaluablecontentandmanywillcontinuetogrow.Forwardthinkinggoverningbodieswillgrasptheopportunitybyrepackagingtheirsportstoadapttothenewbroadcastlandscape.Otherswillnot.BrandmarketershaveseentheeffectivenessofthetraditionalTVsportadvertisingfalloverthelasttwentyyearsasaudiencesforfreetoairtelevisionfallyearbyyear.Thegrowthofsponsorship（贊助）asamarketingtoolisoneresult.However,sportmustcompeteforthesponsordollarwithotherformsofcontentsuchasmusic,theartsandcultureandcause-relatedmarketing,eachofwhichoffersapowerfulchoice.Atthesametimesomeofsportsbiggestmarketers,thesoftdrink,beerandfastfoodcompanies,willcomeundergrowingpressurefromsocialandpoliticalpressuregroupsconcernedaboutlevelsofobesity（肥胖）,overdrinkingandanti-socialbehaviorthathavebecomesuchapartofmodernlife.CompaniessuchasMcDonalds,CocaColaandBudweiserfacecallstocutitstieswithsport,whichwillbepopularoverthenextdecade.Arewefacingabanonsoftdrinksponsorshipsimilartothatoftobacco?Certainly,theremovalofhundredsofmillionsofsponsorshipdollarsfromthesportseconomyworldwidewouldhavedestructiveinfluence.Thisreportanalysesthethreat,seekingcomparisonswiththestrategyemployedbythetobaccoabolitionists（廢除主義者）adecadeago.1．WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaffecttraditionaltelevisionmodel? A．Cabletelevision. B．Theinternet. C．Mobilephones. D．Massaudiencetelevision2．Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph? A．Sponsorshipleadstothefallofsportadvertising. B．Sportcan’tmatchthearts. C．Music,theartandcultureoftenactassponsorsinsports. D．Thefallofadvertisingonlyhappenstosomebrandmarketers3．Ifachildisoverweight,whichofthefollowingmayberesponsibleaccordingtothispassage? A．Hisparents. B．Growingsportsponsorship C．Somebigfoodordrinkcompanies. D．Advancedeconomy.4．Inhelastparagraph,theauthorfearsthat A．thebanontobaccowillbeabolishedtenyearslater. B．thesponsorshipofsoftdrinkcompanieswilldestructsportseconomy. C．foodanddrinkcompanieswillbepopular. D．fastfoodandsoftdrinksponsorshipwillbebannedliketobaccosoonerorlater.【參考答案】1—4、DACD。完形填空。閱讀下面短文，把握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D中，選出最佳答案。“IwishI'dknownthis